By Ashwin Menon PyData New York City 2017 This talk covers the various data science, ML & AI massive open online courses (MOOCs). I'll talk about my experience with these MOOCs from 2011 to 2017. What should I look for in a MOOC? How do I best utilize my time learning data science, ML & AI? We'll delve into what some MOOCs did better than the others and pass on a few tips so you can effectively use these MOOCs to learn about the field.

1. The Wide World of
MOOCs
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7. 1. Remoteness -> Time

8. 1. Remoteness -> Time
2. "Optional" attendance -> Even more time

9. The first MOOCs
www.ml-class.org
www.db-class.org
www.ai-class.com

10. The first MOOCs
www.ml-class.org
www.db-class.org
www.ai-class.com
What is a MOOC?

11. The first MOOCs
www.ml-class.org
www.db-class.org
www.ai-class.com
What is a MOOC?
1. The audience

12. The first MOOCs
www.ml-class.org
www.db-class.org
www.ai-class.com
What is a MOOC?
1. The audience
2. Similar names

13. The first MOOCs
www.ml-class.org
www.db-class.org
www.ai-class.com
What is a MOOC?
1. The audience
2. Similar names

14. Differing styles

15. Differing styles

16. ML class
AI class

17. ML class
AI class

18. How do I pick a MOOC?
1. Know your flavor

19. How do I pick a MOOC?
Course: Neural Networks & Machine Learning (Coursera)

20. How do I pick a MOOC?
Course: Design of Computer Programs (Udacity)

21. How do I pick a MOOC?
Course: Analytics Edge

22. How do I pick a MOOC?
1. Know your flavor
2. Use class-central.com

23. How do I pick a MOOC?
1. Know your flavor
2. Use class-central.com

24. How do I pick a MOOC?
1. Know your flavor
2. Use class-central.com
3. Decide time commitments
Coursera < Udacity ~= EdX

25. Do I even need a MOOC?

26. Do I even need a MOOC?
Whenever anybody asks Elon how he learned to
build rockets, he says, 'I read books.' Well, it's true.
He devoured those books.
Jim Cantrell, Aerospace consultant, on Elon Musk

27. Effectively using MOOCs
0. Don't beat yourself up

28. Effectively using MOOCs
0. Don't beat yourself up
1. Consume videos quickly

29. Effectively using MOOCs
0. Don't beat yourself up
1. Consume videos quickly
2. Rewind

30. Effectively using MOOCs
0. Don't beat yourself up
1. Consume videos quickly
2. Rewind
Finless porpoise?

31. Effectively using MOOCs
0. Don't beat yourself up
1. Consume videos quickly
2. Rewind
3. Note-taking

32. Effectively using MOOCs
0. Don't beat yourself up
1. Consume videos quickly
2. Rewind
3. Note-taking
http://making.duolingo.com/how-we-learn-how-you-learn

33. Effectively using MOOCs
0. Don't beat yourself up
1. Consume videos quickly
2. Rewind
3. Note-taking

34. Effectively using MOOCs
0. Don't beat yourself up
1. Consume videos quickly
2. Rewind
3. Note-taking

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36. tinyurl.com/edxainotes

37. Effectively using MOOCs
0. Don't beat yourself up
1. Consume videos quickly
2. Rewind
3. Note-taking
4. Use the forums

43. Effectively using MOOCs
0. Don't beat yourself up
1. Consume videos quickly
2. Rewind
3. Note-taking
4. Use the forums
5. Focus on the assignments
"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember,
involve me and I learn" - Xun Kuang

46. Effectively using MOOCs
0. Don't beat yourself up
1. Consume videos quickly
2. Rewind
3. Note-taking
4. Use the forums
5. Focus on the assignments
6. Audit effectively

47. Effectively using MOOCs
0. Don't beat yourself up
1. Consume videos quickly
2. Rewind
3. Note-taking
4. Use the forums
5. Focus on the assignments
6. Audit effectively
7. Manage your time

48. AI, ML & MOOCs today
1. Paid models for courses

49. AI, ML & MOOCs today
1. Paid models for courses

50. AI, ML & MOOCs today
1. Paid models for courses

51. AI, ML & MOOCs today
1. Paid models for courses

52. AI, ML & MOOCs today
1. Paid models for courses
http://blog.udacity.com/2014/04/phasing-out-certificates-of-free16.html

53. AI, ML & MOOCs today
1. Paid models for courses
2. Changes in ML

54. AI, ML & MOOCs today
1. Paid models for courses
2. Changes in ML

55. AI, ML & MOOCs today
1. Paid models for courses
2. Changes in ML
3. New courses in ML

56. AI, ML & MOOCs today
1. Paid models for courses
2. Changes in ML
3. New courses in ML

57. AI, ML & MOOCs today
1. Paid models for courses
2. Changes in ML
3. New courses in ML

58. Questions
Ashwin Menon
www.ashwinmenon.com
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